NAWJ Monthly Update April 2018
Written by National Association of Women Judges|April 04, 2018|Monthly Update Archive
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Greetings,
All roads lead to Brooklyn! We are just days away from descending upon Brooklyn to convene our midyear meeting that takes place at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. This unique and thought-provoking gathering will offer NAWJ members, sponsors, friends and supporters the opportunity to hear from and network with a diverse cross section of thought leaders who will address the most pressing issues facing our nation – bail reform, the opioid crisis, artificial intelligence, non-consensual porn ("revenge porn") and cyber security. Given the recent (and seemingly endless) breaches which have occurred in countless industries, we will feature a live cyber hack demonstration during the cyber security panel. At this midyear meeting, you can also enrich your professional and personal development by attending breakout sessions. We will address topics on how to maintain your mental well-being, the importance of building your personal brand to enhance and further your professional career, and the need to engage in effective outreach to millennials to build the pipeline to the legal profession.
We are very excited and honored that the First Lady of the City of New York, Chirlane McCray, will join us as the keynote speaker for our luncheon, where she and the longest serving NAWJ Resource Board member, Robert M. Kaufman, Esq., will be the recipients of our inaugural "Partner in Justice" Award. Both individuals are deserving of this honor for their commitment to the advancement of women and access to justice for all.
We have circulated a list of dining options that are a short distance from the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, as well as provided you with the opportunity to see the new Broadway play, Saint Joan, featuring actress Condola Rashad as Joan of Arc. No visit to New York City is complete without experiencing the bright lights of Broadway and all the cultural, dining and entertainment the Big Apple has to offer!
Please save the date of July 18, 2018. We will host our Legislative Caucus Meeting (Meeting) in Washington, D.C. on this day. It will feature a panel of experts who will discuss sexual harassment and the imbalance of power in the workplace. The law firm of Deloitte Touche' LLP will host a reception on the eve of our Meeting and will co-sponsor the Meeting. The Women's Bar Association of D.C. will also co-sponsor our Meeting. This is the first time that we have invited a law firm and local bar association to partner and co-sponsor a Meeting. It also marks the first time that we have extended Meeting invitations to judges, attorneys and other professionals who are not NAWJ members. Sexual harassment and the imbalance of power in the workplace affect women in all sectors, including those in the legal community. Our Meeting will serve as the impetus to launch a multi-year educational programming project for the bench and the bar concerning this issue. We hope that you will join us in the nation's capital and we ask that you assist us in spreading the word regarding this timely and important issue.
Finally, NAWJ is going digital! We will release our Counterbalance newsletter and NAWJ Membership Directory in digital format in the coming weeks.
We wish you safe travels and look forward to seeing you in Brooklyn.
Sincerely,
Hon. Tanya R. Kennedy
May 1, 2018 will mark the 60th Anniversary of Law Day. This year's theme is Separation of Powers: Framework for Freedom. This year, NAWJ's Informed Voters-Fair Judges Project will celebrate Law Day by preparing an engaging slide presentation for members to use with public presentations. The resources available to NAWJ members will include a PowerPoint, handouts, and a guide to assist with public education about the three branches of government, separation of powers, checks and balances, and the role of the courts. A training webinar detailing the presentation will be held in early April 2018. For more information, please contact 
Robert M. Kaufman, Esq. is the longest serving NAWJ Resource Board Member who will receive the inaugural "Partner in Justice Award" at the 2018 NAWJ Midyear Meeting. He is a Partner in the New York office of Proskauer Rose, LLP. His vast experience in the public and private sectors, and his 56 years of legal practice, have given him special depth in the areas of health and hospital law, the law of not-for-profit corporations, multinational corporate law and personal representation.
As a member of the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, followed by several years in the United States Senate as Legislative Assistant to Senator Jacob Javits and as a Senior Economist for the State of New York, Mr. Kaufman brought broad public policy perspective to Proskauer. He has helped to change the face of health and hospital law by his work on the restructuring of New York not-for-profit hospital groups and on the legislative development of the New York hospital reimbursement system. He also spearheaded the first large hospital law department in a New York general practice firm. Mr. Kaufman is the author of various Bar Committee publications and co-editor of the widely praised four-volume Health Care Law Treatise, which was published by Matthew Bender in August 1991. He also actively represents foundations and other not-for-profit organizations. He has been President of the New York City Bar Association and the American Judicature Society, as well as Board Chair of the Times Square Business Improvement District and the Fund for Modern Courts, Vice Chair of the New York Community Trust and a director of numerous other not-for-profit organizations.
Mr. Kaufman joined NAWJ in 1994 and has served on NAWJ's Resource Board from its inception in 1979. NAWJ recognized his service to the organization by honoring him with the Florence K. Murray Award in 1997. He is one of NAWJ's strongest financial contributors and has generously funded NAWJ's International Judges' Scholarship program, providing judicial officers from around the world with an opportunity to attend NAWJ's annual conferences. Following their attendance at NAWJ annual conferences, these international judges have been inspired to form judicial associations in their respective countries.
Christopher K. Poole is President and Chief Executive Officer of JAMS, a provider of mediation and arbitration services in North America. He is leading the organization during an unprecedented period of growth for JAMS, and the entire alternative dispute resolution (ADR) industry. In his role as President and CEO, he works closely with senior management, and the mediators and arbitrators who own the company, to implement JAMS' "Mission, Vision and Values." He actively recruits high-profile ADR talent to the JAMS panel and oversees the operations and marketing functions across all Resolution Centers in the United States and Canada.
Prior to joining JAMS, Mr. Poole was CEO at Thomson Elite, part of The Thomson Corporation. Under his leadership, Thomson Elite, the software division of Thomson's $3-billion Legal and Regulatory Market Group, grew to be one of the most successful suppliers to the legal industry, with revenues exceeding $125 million. At Thomson, he was responsible for overseeing multiple product lines with 800 employees. During his tenure, Elite dominated its core market, achieving a market share of over 60 percent of the largest law firms in the world. He led the company to expand internationally while introducing new products and penetrating new markets. He was COO of Elite Information Systems from 1995 to 1998, Chair and CEO of Elite Information Group from 1999 to 2003, and President and CEO of Thomson Elite from 2003 to 2006.
Before joining Elite, Mr. Poole was Executive Director of Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles. Latham is one of the largest law firms in the world, with more than 2,100 attorneys in 24 offices around the globe. He served as Executive Director from 1993 to 1995, and prior to that, he was the firm's Director of Technology from 1989 to 1993. He was the recipient of the 2002 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He earned his B.A. in Economics from Harvard University in 1979 and his M.B.A. in Computers and Marketing from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA in 1984.
Mr. Poole joined the NAWJ Resource Board in 2017. He also joined the NAWJ Sustainability Committee this year to use his business experience to contribute to the long-term success of NAWJ. NAWJ thanks Mr. Poole for his dedication to diversity in his profession and for his commitment to our mission. He is based at the JAMS Irvine Resolution Center and lives with his family in Southern California.
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